Correlation of Mechanization and Business Technical Aspect of Rice Production: Basis for Business Development Plan

Abstract

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between the mechanization and the business technical aspects of rice production in Nueva Ecija. The descriptive research method was used in this study to determine the relationship between the mechanical level and the business technical aspect of rice production. This study discovered that farmers only used a tractor for land preparation, and the results revealed that not all farmers use modern machinery for crop care and maintenance, such as an electric sprayer and a grass cutter for clearing the land. In terms of harvesting, the farmers used a harvester to harvest their crop but did not transport the cavans by using truck and the significant relationship between mechanization level and business technical aspects in terms of land preparation, calculated r-value of (0.75) and interpreted as High positive correlation, but the resulting p-value (0.333814) is greater than the critical value of 0.05, revealing that there is no significant relationship between mechanization and business technical aspects. It is due to the farmers' lack of mechanized equipment. As a result of the findings, the researchers advise farmers to use mechanized equipment in order to perform well and increase rice production.